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Understanding The City

Faculty of Planning, Foundation Studio 2020

Urban Land 

Land-use map describes the existing purpose each plot of land serves and the location, distribution and total area of different land uses at the precinct level.

Floor space index (FSI) is an indicator of built density and expressed as the ratio of floor space (Built-up) to the plot area.

0.7

Gross FSI

0.9

Net FSI

56

%

Residential Land Area 

3.2

Distance from the City Center ( in Kilometres )

Population of the Precinct ( in thousands )

11.1

Bhubaneswar

The selected site is 1 square kilometer in area and the results below are for this selected site.

Dwelling Units

2714
Old Town Vivekanand Marg

Evolution of the precinct from 2000s

Road Networks 

Block perimeter is a parameter used to assess the connectivity and accessibility for pedestrian users.

It is a predictor for walking activity.

Average block perimeter ( in meters )

424

Road Hierarchy is the classification of roads in terms of its functions and capacity. Higher the road hierarchy prioritizes mobility over accessibility.

Area under Roads  

%

Street Density ( kms/sq.km )

11.3

18

Public Space

A figure-ground diagram illustrates the relationship between built and open space in precincts. Open spaces such as streets, parks, natural features and plazas are represented by white, while  black indicates buildings.

Nolli's map is utilized as a method to identify different types of public realm in students’ precincts.The map is then used to also analyze the degree of ‘public-ness’ basis access restrictions pertaining to gender, time, age and cost.

75

Built Area 

25

Un-built Area

20

Area under public use 

%

%

%

PRAVAT PRASUN SINGH

This portfolio analyses the precinct area of Old Bhubaneswar, its transition from a heritage temple town where the past meets the present. The corridor which eventually catered to the religious tourists has evolved into a residential hub looming around institutional and commercial clusters. Early migrants and traders who stayed around these central areas of the city, now live in independent houses. The booming real estate markets has given rise to high rises accommodating professionals and students. The central part of the precinct is slowly developing a mall-culture. The greenery has, therefore, reduced to accommodate evolving amenities around the midrise residential habitation.

PORTFOLIO

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